Friday July 22, 2016 St. Anthony, Newfoundland, Canada

The clunking noise we heard last night continued intermittently all through the night.  After the alarm went off at 7, I found out what it was.  It was the Autoformer turning the power off to the coach when the amperage dropped and then back on when it came up.  I unplugged or turned off everything but the fridge.  I started the Generator so the coffee pot would complete the cycle.  Once there was less draw on the system the house batteries recharged.

The group left at 8:30 for a tour of a rebuilt Viking village, at L’Anse aux Meadow.  This is a world heritage site.  It was also the site where in the 1960’s proof was found that the first Europeans in North America were the Norsemen.  I found 1 cache near the park entrance. One of the park employees has set up a series of 5 caches.  For a fee you can buy a card and after visiting at least four of the caches you earn a special Geocoin.  Unfortunately, only two of the caches have been published due to spacing problems.  













































































We also toured a nearby rebuilt Viking port at Norstead.  Near the port was a statue of a Norseman.  It was about 10 feet tall.  There was a cache nearby.  Info in the cache claimed there were 3 statues like this, one in Norway, one in Seattle and this one.

We all met again back in St. Anthony for lunch at the Light Keepers Restaurant.  This is where we had dinner last night only this was in another building overlooking Fishers Point.  Gerri and I both had a cod dish served with salad. The cod was in a cream sauce topped with cheese.  Different and very good. I gathered information for an Earthcache here.

We fueled up the Jeep and then checked on the electric system back at the coach.  With everything off or unplugged the batteries were at full charge.  We then drove back along Hwy. 430 to take pictures of the roadside gardens.  The guide at the historic site told us that these gardens were along the right of way where the road builders had exposed topsoil.  Some of the pots are tended by people who live as far away as 50 miles.

Gerri tried the internet at the park office with no luck.  It started to rain pretty heavily and we spent the rest of the day and evening reading and solving Sudoku puzzles.

For us tomorrow is a down day.  Many of the others are going on a boat tour.